The Produce Box

Judy Carpenter bought the land for Lucky Clays Fresh Farm in 2009 but took two years to decide how to use the 505 acres.
She wanted to find an animal to raise that she would not grow attached to. After much thought, she said, “I don’t think I’d get attached to a fish.” So she started with tilapia. She then grew into various types of lettuce, herbs and other vegetables...

Carolina Farmhouse yogurts are from a small, first- generation farm just north of Durham. The farm,  located on 15 acres, is North Carolina’s first farmstead yogurt dairy farm. Cindy Hamrick and her sons started farming together in 2011. Cindy had made...

Stem-to-root cooking featuring The Produce Box veggies!
a guest post from Kate at Life of Ginger, one of our blogger (and member) favorites!
Because of my Produce Box deliveries, I have become much more aware of the parts of food that we use and the parts that go to waste. Produce Box items arrive to your door a little differently than if you pick them up at the grocery store. For example...

If just one-fourth of the food currently lost or wasted globally could be saved, it would be enough to feed 870 million hungry people in the world! There are many ways that you can reduce food waste. Here are some examples:
TIP: Keep a collection of potato peels, greens, celery leaves and ends, carrot tops, the woody ends of asparagus stems, onion ends and skins, etc. in the freezer until you have enough to make a stock....